Toy with light emitting diode

ABSTRACT

A toy has one or more LED light sources positioned on the toy so the light source illuminates beyond the toy. A toy to be worn on the human finger comprises a body includes an anchoring portion for receiving or locating a finger or fingers. A finger puppet toy permits for at least one of a reading tool and a light source or an enhancement of other toys or writings. A LED or other light source is operated on the toy to interact with photo-luminescent ink and other inks. A photo-luminescent ink and other inks are pre-printed or included in a decoration on the surface of another item such as a book or other toy. The toy is a reading tool or a light source or an enhancement of other toys or writings. The LED light sources include a black light and may include other LED lights of other colors. The lights are connected to a circuit board and an integrated power source, which are connected to a switch encased on the toy. The mechanism, number and location of LED lights, the circuit board, wiring, power source and switch are further defined based on the shape of the character of the toy.

RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application relates to and claims priority from Provisional PatentApplication 61/895,261 filed Oct. 24, 2013 entitled LIGHTED FINGERPUPPET; Provisional Patent Application 61/944,482 filed Feb. 25, 2014entitled TOY WITH LIGHT EMITTING DIODE, and is a continuation of U.S.Utility application Ser. No. 14/997,382 filed Jan. 15, 2016 entitled TOYWITH LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; which claims priority to U.S. Utilityapplication Ser. No. 14/513,796 filed Oct. 14, 2014 (issued Jan. 26,2016 as U.S. Pat. No. 9,242,185) entitled TOY WITH LIGHT EMITTING DIODE,the contents of each which are incorporated by reference in theirentirety herein as though fully set forth herein.

BACKGROUND

The disclosure relates to a toy with one or more LED light sourcespositioned on the toy so the light source illuminates beyond the toy.

SUMMARY

The toy includes at least one LED light source positioned on a body ofthe toy so the light source illuminates beyond the body of the toy. TheLED light sources include a black light and can include other LED lightsof other colors. The light sources are positioned strategically anywhereon the toy.

DRAWINGS

The above-mentioned features and objects of the present disclosure willbecome more apparent with reference to the following description takenin conjunction with the accompanying drawings wherein like referencenumerals denote like elements and in which:

FIG. 1 shows the toy with the front of the body.

FIG. 2 is the toy viewed from one side of the body and demonstrates aswitch in the body.

FIG. 3 is the top view of the toy.

FIG. 4 is the back view of the toy.

FIG. 5 is the side view of the toy.

FIG. 6 is the bottom view of the toy.

FIG. 7 is the exterior of a different design for the toy.

FIG. 8 shows the toy lighting up a book with white light.

FIG. 9 shows the toy lighting up photo-luminescent ink on the book.

FIG. 10 is a demonstration of the toy as it relates to the interactionwith a book or magazine.

FIGS. 11A and 11B demonstrates another example of the toy interactingwith luminescent ink included in a decoration on the surface of anothertoy.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

A purpose of this disclosure is to allow the user to have the LED orother light source interact with photo-luminescent ink and other inks.The light source/s emits black light and/or a white light or othercolored light.

A toy to be worn on the human finger comprises a body includes ananchoring portion, selectively a substantially hollow housing forreceiving or locating a finger or fingers.

The present disclosure is unique because it has a black light and whiteor other colored lights in a finger puppet/toy. It will be both areading tool and a light source and will enhance other toys or writings.

A puppet/toy (hereinafter toy) to be worn on the human finger having asubstantially hollow housing in which a finger or fingers may bepositioned. The interior of the toy is substantially hollow allowing theuser to place their finger inside. The toy may be used as an extensionof the finger or hand held. The interior of the body of the toy willhave projections, selectively, several circumferential ribs 111 toaccommodate different sized fingers.

The toy will have one or more LED light sources positioned on the toy sothat the light source illuminates beyond the tip (distal end) of thefinger. Light sources may be positioned elsewhere on the toy as well.The lights will be connected to a circuit board and an integrated powersource, which will be connected to a switch encased in the toy. Themechanism, nature and location of LED lights, the circuit board, wiring,power source and switch are to be further defined based on the shape ofthe character of the toy.

The purpose of this disclosure is to allow the user to have the LED orother light source interact with photo-luminescent ink and other inks.The light source/s will emit black light and a white light or othercolored light. The number and location of the light source/s will bedefined based on the shape and character of the toy. Photo luminescentink and other inks will be pre-printed or included in a decoration onthe surface of another item such as a book or other toy. The black andother lights in the toy will react with the ink.

It is anticipated a child will use this toy to enhance learning to read.The user would place the toy on their finger and then place the tip ofthe toy under each word as they learn to read. The user would use thetoy as a pointer. The user would use the toy to turn pages of a book.The child would use the light to illuminate the words, either in black,white or other colored light, to make reading an interactive experience.The light from this book character puppet/toy could be used toilluminate answers to questions or solve other riddles. The toy could bea character in a book. The toy could be part of a collectible series.The surface of the toy could have a photo luminescent quality so that itglows in the presence of other toys.

The design of the toy will also have a ridge at the proximal end whichwill allow the toy to act as the cap of a pen, seating into a pen thatholds photo luminescent ink. The pen which holds photo-luminescent inkwill be applied by the user of the toy to paper or other surface. Theperson will then use the toy to turn on the LED black and other light.The colored ink will be illuminated by the toy to reveal the hiddenwritings or enhance the visible message. The toy can then be returned tocap the pen and preserve and protect the ink.

The light source/s will be positioned in the toy in an integrated way toenhance the character of the toy. For example, (but not limited to), thetoy could take the shape of the bug and the light sources would belocated in the antennae. Another example (but not limited to) would havea toy airplane with the light sources incorporated into the wings.

A toy to be worn on the human finger comprises a body includes ananchoring portion, selectively a substantially hollow housing forreceiving or locating a finger or fingers.

The anchoring portion, selectively an interior of the body includes aseries of ribs, selectively circumferential ribs, to accommodatedifferent sized fingers.

The toy can include at least one LED light source positioned on the toyso that the light source illuminates beyond the tip (distal end) of thefinger.

The toy can include multiple light sources positioned on multiplepositions on the toy.

The light is connected to a circuit board and an integrated powersource, which will be connected to a switch encased in the toy.

The toy can include a ridge at the proximal end for the toy to act asthe cap of a pen, seating into a pen.

The toy can have a white light or other colored lights in a fingerpuppet toy, and the toy permits for at least one of a reading tool and alight source or an enhancement of other toys or writings.

A method of using a toy comprises locating the toy on the human finger,the toy comprises a body including an anchoring portion, selectively asubstantially hollow housing for receiving or locating a finger orfingers. A LED or other light source is operated on the toy to interactwith photo-luminescent ink and other inks.

The light source/s emits black light and a white light or other coloredlight, and wherein the number and location of the light sources isdefined based on the shape and character of thereto. A photo-luminescentink and other inks are pre-printed or included in a decoration on thesurface of another item such as a book or other toy.

The toy is used as a finger puppet toy, and having the toy act as areading tool or a light source or an enhancement of other toys orwritings.

FIG. 1 of the toy as viewed from the front 10 of the body 11. FIG. 1also shows the two LED lights 12, 13, one black light 12 and one whitelight 13, in the antennae of the toy. The black light 12 would be turnedon to react with the ink. The white light 13 would be used for generalreading.

FIG. 2 is the toy viewed from one side of the body 11 of the toy. Itdemonstrates the finger placed inside the toy body 11. FIG. 2 alsodemonstrates where a switch 15 could be placed integrated into the toybody 11.

FIG. 3 is the top view of the toy. Positive wires 16 from LED lights 12,13 run through top of toy and connect to two on positions 17, 18 ofswitch 15 leading to the LED lights 12, 13. The off position 19 ofswitch 15 connects to the positive position 20 on battery holder 21.

FIG. 4 is the back view of the toy where the finger is inserted 14 inthe toy body 11.

FIG. 5 is the bottom view of the toy. Negative wires 22 from LED lights12, 13 run through the bottom of the toy body 11 and connect to thenegative position 23 on battery holder 21. FIG. 6 is the side view ofthe toy. It demonstrates several circumferential ribs 24 that willaccommodate different sized fingers. Both demonstrate how the wiring 16,22 power source 21 and switch 15 would be integrated into the unit tooperate the lights 12, 13. The power source, wiring and switch would bedeveloped further, but the protected idea is the use of the black andwhite light in the toy.

For instance, instead of a closed body for housing the finger, there maybe series of open spaced apart rings. In some cases the finger puppet isin the form of a glove fitting over more than the finger, but part ofthe hand as well and in some cases more than one finger has respectivepuppets for each respective finger.

A toy has one or more LED light sources positioned on the toy so thelight source illuminates beyond the toy. The LED light sources include ablack light and may include other LED lights of other colors as well.Light sources are positioned anywhere on the toy. The lights areconnected to a circuit board and an integrated power source, which areconnected to a switch encased on the toy. The mechanism, number andlocation of LED lights, the circuit board, wiring, power source andswitch are further defined based on the shape of the character of thetoy.

The lights are connected to a circuit board and an integrated powersource, which are connected to a switch encased on the toy. Themechanism, number and location of LED lights, the circuit board, wiring,power source and switch are to be further defined based on the shape ofthe character of the toy.

The lights can be integrated into character or design of the toy. Forexample, but not limited to, the light sources can be at the end of animaginative shape such as magic wand, or a scepter held by a princess,or the eyes on a space creature. This toy could have attachments such asa head band (creating a head lamp) or to a clip (like a book light)which could be attached to the toy.

Photo-luminescent ink and other inks are pre-printed or included in adecoration on the surface of another item such as a book or other toy.The black and other lights in the toy react with the ink.

A child uses this toy to enhance reading materials or surfaces of othertoys. The child uses the lights integrated into the toy to illuminatethe words, either in black, white or other colored light, to make usingthe other surface an interactive experience.

The light would illuminate hidden images, answers to questions, or solveother riddles. The toy reveals hidden designs on the surface of othertoys which is connected with it, to make the toy fun to play with in lowlight environments.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 7, the toy 10 could be connected to orencase a pen 26 which holds photo luminescent ink. The pen which holdsphoto-luminescent ink is used to write a message on paper or othersurface. The photo luminescent ink is hidden to normal vision and isilluminated by the toy to reveal the hidden writings or enhance thevisible message.

The toy 10, 22 shows two LED lights 11, 12, one black-light, 11 and onewhite light 12 on the front 23 of the toy body 10. The black-light 11would be turned on to react with the photo-luminescent ink 25. The whitelight 12 would be used with standard ink 24 for general reading.

Positive wires 14 from the LED lights 11, 12 run through the middle ofthe toy body 10 and connect with two on positions 15, 16 of switch 13leading to the LED lights 11, 12. The off position 17 of switch 13connects to the positive position 18 on battery holder 21. Negativewires 20 from LED lights 11, 12 run through the middle of the toy body10 and connect to the negative position 18 on battery holder 21. Thewand portion 22 of the toy will screw off toy body 10 opening the toybody 10 to reveal battery holder 21.

FIGS. 8, 9 and 10 are a demonstration of the toy 10, 22 as it relates tothe interaction with a book, magazine etc., with standard ink 24 and/orphoto-luminescent ink 25.

FIGS. 11A and 11B demonstrate another example of the toy 10 interactingwith the photo-luminescent ink 25 and/or standard inks 24 preprinted orincluded in a decoration on the surface of another toy.

The present disclosure is unique because it has a black light and whitelight concealed in the toy, which interacts with books or other toyswith photo luminescent ink.

While the apparatus and method have been described in terms of what arepresently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiments,it is to be understood that the disclosure need not be limited to thedisclosed embodiments. It is intended to cover various modifications andsimilar arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the claims,the scope of which should be accorded the broadest interpretation so asto encompass all such modifications and similar structures. The presentdisclosure includes any and all embodiments of the following claims.

The invention claimed is:
 1. A method of using a toy, comprising:providing a toy having a body with a predetermined outer shape, at leastone light source positioned on the toy so that the light sourceilluminates beyond the body of the toy; providing a teaching materialincluding a surface to be reactive to light emitted from the at leastone light source; wherein the predetermined outer shape of the toycomprises a character from the teaching material and the interior of thetoy comprises an anchoring portion for receiving a human finger; anddirecting the light from the at least one light source to illuminate atleast one of images and words on a surface of the teaching material, andusing the illuminated surface as an interactive teaching experience. 2.The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one of images and wordscomprises a hidden image, an answer to a question, or a solution to ariddle.
 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the light source emits blacklight and a white light or other colored light, and wherein the numberand location of the light sources is defined based on the predeterminedouter shape of the toy, and wherein photo-luminescent ink and other inksare provided on the teaching material.
 4. The method of claim 1, furthercomprising using the toy as a finger puppet toy.
 5. The method of claim4, further comprising directing light from the finger puppet toy toilluminate at least one of a hidden image, answer to a question, or asolution to a riddle.